THE RISMAN FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Risman Foundation is focused on grant-making and social investment in a variety of areas with emphases on social entrepreneurship, education, sporting endeavour, travel and humanity-related matters.
Latest income
£22.5m
Expenditure
£1.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £9.4m | £64k | |
| 2022-03-31 | £15.6m | £100k | |
| 2023-03-31 | £25.1m | £137k | |
| 2024-03-31 | £2.3m | £389k | |
| 2025-03-31 | £22.5m | £1.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £20.0m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £2.5m |
| Total income | £22.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £1.1m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £858k |
| Governance | £86k |
| Total expenditure | £1.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £74.9m |
| Total funds | £74.9m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £74.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £74.9m |
| Cash | £75.3m |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Amateur Sport
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.